State rankings
Native American Tribes by State
Washington has the highest # of Tribes (74), followed by California (73) and Oklahoma (57). New Hampshire has the lowest (2).
# of TribesBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
48 of 51 states# of Tribes
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All 48 ranked
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
15
Middle half 8 – 23.25
Average
20.02
48 states
Highest
74
Washington
Lowest
2
New Hampshire
Data
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49 states · # = rank by # of Tribes
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington | 74 | Quinault, Makah+4 |
| 2 |  California | 73 | Cahuilla, Kumeyaay+4 |
| 3 |  Oklahoma | 57 | — |
| 4 |  Texas | 53 | Alabama/Coushatta |
| 5 |  Oregon | 52 | — |
| 6 |  Alabama | 40 | — |
| 7 |  Louisiana | 37 | Chitimacha, Coushatta+1 |
| 8 |  Kansas | 33 | Kickapoo |
| 9 |  North Carolina | 32 | Cherokee |
| 10 |  Wisconsin | 27 | Ojibwe| Potawatomi |
| 11 |  Maryland | 25 | — |
| 12 |  South Carolina | 24 | Catawba |
| 13 |  Illinois | 23 | — |
| 13 |  Mississippi | 23 | Choctaw |
| 15 |  South Dakota | 22 | Lakota/Dakota |
| 16 |  Georgia | 20 | — |
| 16 |  Idaho | 20 | Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai+2 |
| 18 |  Arizona | 19 | Apache, Hopi+4 |
| 18 |  New Mexico | 19 | Acoma, Apache+4 |
| 18 |  Alaska | 19 | Tsimshian |
| 21 |  Iowa | 18 | — |
| 22 |  Nebraska | 17 | — |
| 23 |  Indiana | 16 | — |
| 24 |  New York | 15 | Seneca |
| 24 |  Virginia | 15 | Mattaponi |
| 24 |  Minnesota | 15 | Ojibwe |
| 27 |  Missouri | 14 | — |
| 27 |  Montana | 14 | Blackfeet, Crow+3 |
| 29 |  Arkansas | 13 | — |
| 30 |  Pennsylvania | 12 | — |
| 30 |  Michigan | 12 | Ojibwe, Potawatomi+3 |
| 32 |  Wyoming | 11 | — |
| 33 |  Utah | 10 | — |
| 34 |  Massachusetts | 9 | Wampanoag |
| 34 |  North Dakota | 9 | Arikara, Hidatsa+2 |
| 36 |  Ohio | 8 | — |
| 36 |  Nevada | 8 | Western Shoshone/Washoe |
| 38 |  Tennessee | 7 | — |
| 38 |  Kentucky | 7 | — |
| 38 |  West Virginia | 7 | — |
| 41 |  Maine | 6 | Maliseet| Passamaquoddy |
| 42 |  Rhode Island | 5 | — |
| 42 |  Vermont | 5 | — |
| 44 |  Florida | 4 | Seminole |
| 44 |  New Jersey | 4 | — |
| 46 |  Colorado | 3 | — |
| 46 |  Delaware | 3 | — |
| 48 |  New Hampshire | 2 | — |
| — |  Connecticut | — | Pequots| Mohegan |
What correlates with # of Tribes?
Pearson r against 2,113 other state metrics sharing at least 29 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher # of Tribes tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher # of Tribes tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest # of Tribes?
- Washington has the highest # of Tribes, at 74, followed by California (73) and Oklahoma (57).
- Which state has the lowest # of Tribes?
- New Hampshire has the lowest # of Tribes, at 2.
- What is the median # of Tribes across US states?
- The median is 15 across the 48 US states with data.
- Where does this native american tribes by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Indigenous Tribes of the United States by State - Family Search; Maps of United States Indians by State - Native Languages; Hawaii Tribes - 500 Nations.